\u201cYou should have seen the look on my ex\u2019s face when I told him I was leaving,\u201d Sammy said, shaking her head after her second glass of wine. \u201cI thought he was going to start crying.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHas he tried calling you?\u201d Nan asked.<\/p>\n
Sammy shrugged.<\/p>\n
\u201cI blocked his number so who knows.\u201d<\/p>\n
We all chuckled.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat about you, Nan?\u201d I asked her curiously. \u201cHow\u2019s you and Chester ever since your first date disaster?\u201d<\/p>\n
She smiled, a small blush creeping along her nose and cheeks.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been good these last couple of days,\u201d she admitted, nibbling on her lower lip. \u201cHe\u2019s been really great\u2026 tentative. I haven\u2019t seen him flirting with anyone\u2026 I think this could actually work.\u201d<\/p>\n
I felt relieved hearing her say that; I knew Chester could man up and get his head out of his ass if he really wanted to.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m glad to hear that,\u201d I tell her, resting my head on her shoulder as I grab another mozzarella stick off the plate. \u201cYou two are going to make beautiful food together,\u201d I tease, a little wine tipsy.\u201d<\/p>\n
She chuckled, taking another long sip of her wine before pouring another glassful.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, I think so too. He wants to help me with my cooking endeavor,\u201d she explains. \u201cWhich is awesome. I never had anyone who wanted to help me like that before. But Chester is different. He\u2019s been through all this already, so he knows what needs to be done.\u201d<\/p>\n
I nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s your fated mate; he was made for you. Chosen by the Moon Goddess for you\u2026 it\u2019s supposed to be a match made in heaven,\u201d Sammy said thoughtfully.<\/p>\n
My heart twisted at her words; as much as I wanted to believe that what she was saying was true, part of me didn\u2019t believe in the concept of fated mates anymore. Not since Ethan came into my life and then destroyed my vision of happily ever after. He was my fated mate; the one the moon Goddess had chosen for me. He was supposed to be my match made in my heaven, but it turned out he was just a manipulative asshole who only cared about himself. He wasn\u2019t my perfect match\u2026 he was someone I wished I never met.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m surprised you didn\u2019t invite Irene to this girl\u2019s night,\u201d Nan said with a frown.<\/p>\n
I thought about inviting her, but I knew she had her own shit to deal with, and plus, our relationship was a little weird right now. I wasn\u2019t sure where we stood with our friendship. We hadn\u2019t really talked since coming back from the competition and I wasn\u2019t sure if the bond we shared while in a different country was even real.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe next time,\u201d I settled on saying as I took another long sip of my wine before pouring myself another glass.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, what\u2019s going on with you and Gavin?\u201d Sammy finally boldly asked, her eyes narrowed at me.<\/p>\n
My eyes grew wide at her question as I turned to look at her.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry, what?\u201d I asked her, my breath coming out as a whisper. Nan laughed.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you mean Sammy has no idea about this?\u201d Nan asked, her brows raised.<\/p>\n
\u201cI knew it,\u201d Sammy said, sitting back in her seat with a grin. \u201cSo, something is going on between you and Gavin.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cW\u2026what makes you say that?\u201d I asked a bit awkwardly, expertly avoiding her eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, for starters, y\u2019all were acting weird during the competition and I<\/p>\n
thought it was kind of obvious. But now\u2026 I mean, look at you. You are living his mansion and the way he was looking at you earlier. It\u2019s even more obvious now. Something is happening here\u2026 what is it?\u201d<\/p>\n
I nibbled on my lower lip.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, maybe there is something. But there\u2019s no label to it,\u201d I admit. \u201cWe are just casual\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, anyone could just hook up with him?\u201d Sammy asked, her brows raised. \u201cAnd you wouldn\u2019t be upset?\u201d<\/p>\n
My cheeks flushed at her words.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe can hook up with whoever he wants,\u201d I told her.<\/p>\n
Nan and Sammy exchanged knowing looks.<\/p>\n
Soon, the front door opened, turning our attention in that direction. My heart<\/p>\n
dropped when I saw Harper staggering into the room.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s obvious she\u2019s been drinking.<\/p>\n
Her things were all still there and though Taylor had packed her things up already, she hadn\u2019t come tonoveldrama<\/p>\n
collect her things. I\u2019m<\/p>\n
assuming that\u2019s why she was here, but her being drunk was questionable.<\/p>\n
being drunk was ne<\/p>\n
\u201cHarper, what are you doing here at this hour?\u201d I asked, glancing at the clock. It was 11 pm at this point.<\/p>\n
She pauses when she sees us sitting on the couch and then her eyes narrow at Nan, a scowl clear on her lips.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou fucking home-wrecking bitch<\/p>\n
You are going to pay for this,\u201d she<\/p>\n
growled and then before I could react, she was lunging at Nam.<\/p>\n
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